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PBC School District publishes history book documenting first 100 years of the district

The Palm Beach County School District has published a book detailing the history of the organization’s first 100 years.

The book, Palm Beach County Schools: The First 100 Years, is written by retired Palm Beach Post editorial writer Bill McGoun and published in conjunction with Bank of America.

According to a press release, the book was meant to be part of the district’s centennial observance, 1909-2009.

The book documents how the district changed from an 18-school system to 186 schools a century later, and how it handled the transition from 1,000 students in 1909 to the more than 171,000 students today.

From the press release:

Read about a system once divided by race and how it became one, about Guy Metcalf, the star-crossed promoter-politician, about the women who broke the gender line in public office as soon as they could vote, about the superintendents and school boards who presided over all the changes and the people who campaigned for those changes.

The book costs $20 if bought using a check or money order, payable to LWHS Alumni, PO Box 1166, Lake Worth, FL 33460.